JAN & FEB NORTHEAST // FURTHER ON OUT FRIDAY
Well suddenly it’s a whole new year, and if these first few weeks are any indication, it’s fixing to be a busy one. Lots to discuss so let’s get right into it:
JAN/FEB NORTHEAST // I’m starting off 2023 in good company, sitting in with my musical brethren Session Americana for a night at the Spire Center in Plymouth, MA, Jan 27. My contribution to this show is to front a couple songs, pitch in throughout the night on fiddle, acoustic guitar, vocals and bass, and not be in charge of anything else: nice work if you can get it.
After that the forecast is for a microburst of KD shows in early February: four shows, four states, four different musical configurations, if anyone’s keeping score. I’ll kick it off with a solo show Feb 3 at Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs, NY, where I haven’t been in ten years somehow?! Next up is Feb 4 at Stone Mt Arts Center in Brownfield ME. This show has already been cancelled and rescheduled twice, which is the same as the grand total of show cancellations I’d had in my entire career pre-Covid. Hopefully this time the gods of plague and storm will smile upon the plan, and I’ll finally get to play this date with my most magnificent friend Kevin Barry on guitar.
The next weekend I’ll return to Zen Barn in Waterbury, VT on Feb 10, with the fabulously multifaceted Isa Burke on guitar & vocals and the supremely grounding force of Jeff Berlin on drums, making stuff up as we go along (which is, for better or worse, my performance favorite mode). And we’ll wrap up this kaleidoscopic little stretch with a two-show night Feb 11 at Club Passim in Cambridge MA, where I’ll be joined by Isa and anyone else who may fall into my clutches. Tickets for all these shows are on the tour page…choose your poison and come out out!
WINTER WALK // The morning after all this music, I’ll take part in Boston’s Annual Winter Walk to raise funds and awareness to help address homelessness in the community. I’ve supported this event in various way in the past, and this year the stars helpfully aligned to put me in town to walk myself. If you’re in the Boston area, please consider joining us! Or if you’re in the western part of the state, you can participate in the first-annual Western Mass Winter Walk in Springfield on Feb 5! And no matter where you are, I invite you to pitch in to support the walk; my donation page is here.
FURTHER ON RELEASE // Our album of Billy Conway’s songs officially comes out Friday (January 20), at which point it will hit streaming sites and become essentially free, as music is these days. If you’re someone who streams music but would still like to support the cause (all proceeds from this album will go to the nascent Billy Conway Artist Fund in Montana), you can still buy a download or a CD on Bandcamp anytime to zero out your karmic debt.
For more on this project peruse SongsofBillyConway.com, and/or check out this lyric video for the free Bandcamp track, “Love Ain’t Around,” sung by Jeffrey Foucault. It’s been lovely to work on this record with a group of dear friends, and gratifying to hear how much the songs mean to people as they get to hear them. Billy’s songs are so damn good. It feels joyful and right to have them going out into the world to keep people company.
That covers the nearest slice of the future! I love the feeling of standing on Square One of the year; it’s a time of such curiosity and possibility. Here’s hoping for lots of music together in 2023. Thanks everybody.*kd
UPCOMING SHOWS
JAN 27 - KD sitting in w Session Americana @ Spire Center, PLYMOUTH, MA Tix
FEB 3 - Caffe Lena - SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY Tix
FEB 4 - Stone Mountain Arts Center - BROWNFIELD, ME Tix
FEB 10 - ZenBarn - WATERBURY, VT Tix
FEB 11 - Club Passim - CAMBRIDGE, MA **TWO SHOWS 5pm/8pm** Tix
MAR 3 - Academy of Music - NORTHAMPTON, MA - John Prine Tribute Night as part of Back Porch Music Festival Tix
KD’s donation site for Winter Walk Boston: https://secure.qgiv.com/event/winterwalkboston23/account/1410330
